STRONG EARTHQUAKE REPORT


 

INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY INDICATED
THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 7.7 HAS OCCURRED AT 10:57
A.M. ON 19 MAY 2023 (FRIDAY) (HONG KONG TIME) SOUTHEAST OF
LOYALTY ISLANDS. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 23.2S,
170.7E, ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NOUMEA. THE
FOCAL DEPTH IS ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 11:08 HKT ON 19.05.2023